So, with the help of a broad coalition that began to form, most of those objections fell away in 2006 to 2008. I'm happy to talk about it, give you a flyer, and all the info about it is at CalCars.org. It could come from bad news: higher oil prices, international crises, supply disruptions. You can see what we said below.

link] subscription info: https://www.kable.com/pub/enmg/spcOption.asp?src=QHOPN7 Companies such as GeneralMotors, ridiculed for stodginess and worse in films like Roger and Me and Who Killed the Electric Car? Long-time journalist Jim Motavalli surveys the current prospects for green cars in a cover story in E Magazine. Read on.

Most days when you search for "plug-in hybrid" media mentions in the last month at Google News, you get about 200 entries; today, you get 1,200 in the past day. By JEFF KAROUB - January 14, 2008. Ford Motor Co. Mon Jan 14, 2008 5:05pm EST. By Jui Chakravorty Das. Autoweek| January 14, 2008 - 12:01 am EST [link].

We've fallen behind on news. Aptera company news. survey in the Wall Street Journal, "Start-Ups Race to Produce 'Green' Cars," by Edward Taylor, on page B1 May 6, 2008, shows we may need to add Loremo, Mindset and Gordon Murray to our [link] list of small carmakers working on PHEVs. NEWS FROM APTERA. link].

The June 11-12 conference, "Plug-In Electric Vehicles 2008: What Role for Washington" confirmed the full emergence of PHEVs. By June 2008, with the remaining two presidential candidates both having seen and spoken favorably about PHEVs (photos at [link] ), the conference couldn't be better timed to help shape the future.
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This didn't stop the Wall Street Journal the NYTimes from treating them as news about today's automobile choices! June 27, 2008. The technology hinges on the development of advanced lithium ion batteries and companies such as GeneralMotors Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. By The Associated Press June 27, 2008.
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Here's an interview from Bloomberg News with Andy Grove the day before he delivers a keynote address at [link] in San Jose, followed by a long story in the conference's hometown paper, The San Jose Mercury News, featuring more info about the conference, interviews with many participants and numerous photos in the print edition.
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Here's a selected roundup of some of the most extensive or perceptive print and online reports on Plug-In 2008 [link] July 22-24, 2008 in San Jose. The final story pulled back from the general enthusiasm of the others. Plug-In 2008 Photo Gallery. Future is nearly now for plug-in hybrids 07/21/2008 [link]. What was new?
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For 42 months, through CalCars-News we've worked to keep you all informed about the most significant developments about PHEVs. Back then, we pointed to the news; gradually, after years of following developments carefully, we became confident about giving our perspective and highlighting inconsistencies, trends and breakthroughs.
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